Somalia
Shabaab killed 17 people in bombings in the capital of Mogadishu. Shabaab is reported to have pulled down its flags from public places in Baidoa and Dinsoor.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Somalia
CAIR Claims 2 Metro Somali Leaders are Anti-Muslim
ISAF beats back assault on eastern Afghan base
Afghan officials claimed that 60 to 70 Haqqani Network and foreign fighters were killed during fighting at Combat Outpost Margah in Paktika province.
Pakistan
A US official said another major attack on the US in Afghanistan would damage relations with Pakistan. Pakistan’s ambassador to the US denied Pakistan is supporting the Taliban. The Taliban bombed a girls’ school in Mardan.
Afghanistan
Eleven people, including six children, two women, and two policemen, were killed in an IED attack in Badghis province. The Taliban killed a policeman during an assault on a police station in Ghazni; nine Taliban fighters were captured.
United States
Next war could be a click away
United States
Navy signs $17-million deal for armed drones
IAEA
UN Says Iran Is Working on Nuclear Arms
China
Report May Complicate Iran’s Defense of Its Nuclear Program
Afghanistan
Major attack would damage Pakistan alliance: US official
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemeni troops claimed to have killed 10 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in clashes near Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan. Yemeni security forces claimed 10 other AQAP fighters were killed during the two previous days.
IAEA documents Iranian development of a ‘nuclear explosive device’
The UN’s nuclear watchdog agency concluded there is credible evidence that “Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device.”
Somalia
Kenyan and Somali troops are conducting door-to-door searches in the southern towns and villages of Ras Kamboni, Mnarani, Burgavo, Tabda, Beles Qooqani, Dhobley, Busar, and Jilib in search of Shabaab. The Kenyan military claimed Shabaab has been cleared from 50 percent of the areas along the border.
Nigeria
A government spokesman said US warnings about potential attacks on there major hotels in Abuja are “eliciting unhealthy public anxiety and generating avoidable tension.” Police have deployed armored vehicles in the city to protect the hotels.
Russia
Russia to Help in Afghan Reconstruction, Economic Reform
Hakeemullah Mehsud threatens more attacks in Pakistan
The leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan also reiterated his loyalty to Afghan Taliban emir Mullah Omar.
Al Qaeda
Ship bombing suspect in a Guantanamo Bay military courtroom Wednesday
IMU announces death of German jihadist
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan said that Abu Bakr al Almani, a previously unknown jihadist, was killed during battle.
Afghanistan
Afghan Base Tests US Exit Plans
North Korea
South Korea Approves Sending Medical Aid to North
Haqqani Network facilitator targeted in Badakhshan
This is the first reported ISAF raid against the Haqqanis in the remote northeastern province.
Canada
US weapons ‘full of fake Chinese parts’
United Kingdom
United Kingdom – Theresa May refuses to resign over border checks scandal
Shabaab
Somalis Cautiously Return to Normal Life, and the Beach
USMC Major General Toolan: Marines to be cut in Helmand
Forces “could” draw down to nearly a quarter of current levels within a year.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four people, including a pro-government tribal leader, in separate attacks in Bajaur and South Waziristan. The Taliban also killed a political leader and his bodyguard in a bombing outside a mosque in Swabi.
Iran
Gulf Arab States Share Israel’s Fears Over Iran’s Nuclear Program
Iran
Iranian influence seeping into Iraq
Afghanistan
A suicide assault team killed a policeman in Baghlan. The Taliban killed a police chief and two bodyguards in an IED attack in Helmand. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters and commanders in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Paktia, Wardak, Nangarhar, and Badakhshan.
Syria
The Syrian government forces continued to attack protesters in Homs. The Syrian opposition called Homs a “disaster area” and called for international protection. The failure of the Arab League brokered peace deal prompted the Arab League to call for an emergency meeting.